The vinegar + salt also works well on rust, fyi.
Don't think the neutralizing solution (baking soda) needs to be that concentrated, since the Vinegar solution is weak (weak acid). Since I skimmed the very long video, not sure if he made clear, after the neutralizating, the parts need to be rinsed thoroughly in water... also the wafer switches don't really need to be disassembled, you could dunk the whole thing, up to the detent/bushing assembly, and maybe even that too...
Yep, also great for cleaning connectors like on lawn equipment ect.
Yes the vinegar is weak, but there is high salt content, the distilled water baking soda helps get rid of it.
Disassembly of the switch was for video purposes only. But sometimes you have to take them apart to repair spring contacts.
Thanks for your feed back.
I'd almost never use WD-40 on any switch.
certainly not on the contacts.
Deoxit and/or Stabilant are better choices for contacts.
Afaik, WD-40 and other light petroleum lubes are really NG for phenolic.
For other lube requirements I prefer to put smaller amounts of lube, of the best type for that duty
precisely where it needs to go (if that's do-able).
To dry the parts, not WD-40, hot air. A hair dryer is more than good enough.
WD-40 should never be used as a lubricant. Only use it to remove water from parts.
And yes hot air like mentioned in the video is the best was to dry parts.
I agree with you.
Other than this, the guy seems to be a pretty good tech!
Some of his other vids look interesting,
I think I'll watch a few and see...
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Not sure how good of a tech he is,
but the redneck in the video is myself. Thanks for watching and for your feed back.